DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589068728.044

ISBN: 9781589068728

The BOPS Yearbook, usually published in December, contains balance of payments statistics for most of the world, compiled in accordance with the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual. Part 1 includes aggregate as well a...

Good regulatory governance in the financial system is a critical component of financial stability. Research on the topic has not been very systematic and deep. This paper first defines four key components of regula...

Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date:
01
January
2000

ISBN: 9781451952308

For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterly...

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date:
01
January
2006

ISBN: 9781451862768

This paper introduces fiscal policy in a model of sovereign risk spreads ("spreads"). Using panel data from emerging market countries, we find that reductions in public expenditure are a more powerful tool for redu...

Publication Date:
01
January
2006

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451862768.001

ISBN: 9781451862768

This paper introduces fiscal policy in a model of sovereign risk spreads ("spreads"). Using panel data from emerging market countries, we find that reductions in public expenditure are a more powerful tool for redu...

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451854985.001

ISBN: 9781451854985

This paper estimates the impact of public spending on the poor's health status in over 70 countries. It provides evidence that the poor have significantly worse health status than the rich and that they are more fa...

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484301272.001

ISBN: 9781484301272

This paper presents a model to determine the tax effort and tax capacity of 113 countries and the main variables on which they depend. The results and the model allow a clear determination of which countries are ne...